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Monaghan · April 18, 2023

Mum tells court she wonders if Jasmine McMonagle called out for family as she was beaten to death

At the Central Criminal Court in Monaghan, victim impact statements were heard in the case of Richard Burke, who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Jasmine...

Strokestown · April 18, 2023 Also covered in Boyle, Claremorris, Convoy

Strokestown eviction accused told gardai that courts enforced 'pirate law, the law of the sea'

Martin O'Toole, aged 58, of Stripe, Irishtown, Claremorris, County Mayo, stands trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on charges including false...

Boyle · April 17, 2023 Also covered in Claremorris, Ramelton, Strokestown

'Remember, you could be next': Roscommon eviction trial hears of WhatsApp messages

Four men accused of participating in an armed attack on security personnel at a rural property near Strokestown have pleaded not guilty to 17 charges each at...

Convoy · April 17, 2023

Pair guilty of acting as getaway drivers for Regency Hotel hitmen

Two men have been found guilty at the Special Criminal Court of providing getaway vehicles during the 2016 Regency Hotel attack in Dublin, in which Kinahan...

Convoy · April 17, 2023

Dad of five gunned down at mother's house was due to return to UK

Thomas McCarthy, a fifty-five-year-old father of five, was shot dead at his mother's home in Ballyfermot, Dublin, on 27 July 2020, having been due to return...

Convoy · April 17, 2023

'The Hutch gang cannot be equated with Gerard Hutch': the Regency Hotel trial in full

At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, detailed evidence emerged concerning the February 2016 Regency Hotel shooting, which claimed the life of David Byrne...

Swinford · March 31, 2023

Man who stabbed home attacker in self defence is cleared of murder

A 33-year-old man has been acquitted of murder at the Central Criminal Court following a trial concerning a stabbing at a housing estate in Swinford, County...

Boyle · March 31, 2023 Also covered in Claremorris, Ramelton, Strokestown

Roscommon eviction trial to resume after Easter break

A trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court concerning an alleged assault during an eviction has heard evidence from gardaí regarding search operations conducted...

Swinford · March 30, 2023

Murder trial jury ask judge about self defence and intent

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has sought clarification from Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring on self-defence and intent in the murder trial of Matusz Batiuk...

Mayo · March 30, 2023

Enoch Burke sacked for harassing colleague, breaching student's confidence, High Court told

At the High Court, Wilson's Hospital School in County Mayo presented evidence on the third day of proceedings arising from the dismissal of teacher Enoch...

Monaghan · March 30, 2023

Notorious criminal Mackin accepts he has 'made poor choices in the past'

Gerard Mackin, 40, has pleaded guilty to money laundering before the Special Criminal Court following his extradition from Spain in December. The charge...

Swinford · March 29, 2023

Jury begin deliberating in Mayo murder trial

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has begun deliberations in the case of a man charged with murdering a 24-year-old from County Mayo. Matusz Batiuk,...

Mayo · March 29, 2023

Enoch Burke case in delayed start

The High Court hearing into a dispute between teacher Enoch Burke and Wilson's Hospital School resumed on Wednesday morning with a delayed start. The case was...

Mayo · March 29, 2023

Principal tells court of feeling 'hunted' by Enoch Burke

A former principal of Wilson's Hospital secondary school in County Westmeath has given evidence in the High Court regarding allegations of misconduct against...

Ramelton · March 29, 2023 Also covered in Boyle, Claremorris, Letterkenny

Garda identified defendant as attacker at Strokestown eviction farm

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, a detective garda from Donegal testified that he identified one of four defendants as an attacker during a siege at a...

Carrickmacross · March 28, 2023

Housemate of garda killer treated as hostile witness after trial hears of statement change

A witness at the Special Criminal Court was treated as hostile after giving conflicting evidence in the trial of two men charged with a credit union robbery...

Swinford · March 28, 2023

Murder accused entitled to defend himself in own home, defence tell jury

At the Central Criminal Court, closing arguments concluded in the trial of Matusz Batiuk, who denies murdering Michael McDonagh at a housing estate in...

Mayo · March 28, 2023

'What will we do with you?': Enoch Burke excluded from hearing after judge notes he'd 'test the patience of Job'

A High Court judge has excluded teacher Enoch Burke from the courtroom during the full hearing of his dispute with Wilson's Hospital School in County...

Boyle · March 28, 2023 Also covered in Claremorris, Ramelton, Strokestown

Strokestown attack accused challenges mobile phone evidence

Four men have pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to charges arising from an assault at a repossessed farmhouse near Strokestown, County...

Westport · March 27, 2023

Date set for retrial in Valerie French Kilroy case

A man accused of murdering his wife at their home in County Mayo will face a retrial at the Central Criminal Court later this year. James Kilroy, aged 49, of...

Swinford · March 27, 2023

Appropriate for jury to consider diminished responsibility, psychiatrists tell murder trial

Two forensic psychiatrists have testified at the Central Criminal Court that a jury should consider whether a man's criminal responsibility was diminished...

Castlebar · March 24, 2023 Also covered in Swinford

Murder accused said deceased man was 'acting like Gestapo'

The Central Criminal Court in Dublin heard evidence on March 24th regarding a fatal stabbing in Swinford, County Mayo. Matusz Batiuk, aged 33, formerly of...

Ballyhaunis · March 24, 2023

John Tighe to remain in prison for murdering infant son after appeal is rejected

John Tighe will remain in prison serving a life sentence following the dismissal of his appeal against conviction for the murder of his infant son. Tighe,...

Boyle · March 24, 2023 Also covered in Claremorris, Ramelton, Strokestown

'NI mercenaries' video circulated before attack at Roscommon eviction farm, trial hears

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the trial heard that a social media video alleging Northern Irish "mercenaries" were responsible for an eviction circulated...

Boyle · March 23, 2023 Also covered in Claremorris, Ramelton, Strokestown

Injured Belgian Shepard had to be euthanised at Roscommon eviction farm, trial hears

A veterinary surgeon has given evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in the trial of four men charged in connection with an alleged attack on a rural...

Swinford · March 23, 2023

Stab wound of 12cm severed artery and caused death, Mayo murder trial hears

A pathologist told the Central Criminal Court in Dublin that a single stab wound measuring at least 12 centimetres in depth caused the death of a 24-year-old...

Letterkenny · March 23, 2023 Also covered in Lifford

'No one to stop me': the Jasmine McMonagle murder trial

A man has been convicted of the murder of a woman in County Donegal in January 2019. The victim, a 28-year-old mother, was fatally beaten and strangled in her...

Bundoran · March 23, 2023

Allegations against manager on ring buoy inspections rejected as 'hearsay', as unfair dismissal claim is upheld

A manager at Donegal Council who dismissed the county lifeguard supervisor over alleged failures to complete ring buoy safety inspections relied solely on...

Donegal · March 23, 2023

Jasmine McMonagle trial: ex cleared of murder, guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility

Richard Burke, aged 32, of Killygordon, County Donegal, has been found guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility at the Central Criminal...

Swinford · March 22, 2023

Key witness tells trial he broke into murder accused's home and stabbed him

A key witness in a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court gave conflicting evidence regarding events at a house in Swinford, County Mayo, on November 16,...

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